16 Jun 2015
By Belle
Gesture control for your smartwatch and more: Quantified Self weekly links
Products
Aria is a sensor attachment for your smartwatch to enable finger-based gesture control. So far there’s only a mailing list available, but if this ships with the features promised, it could be pretty great.
- Linkitz: smart, code-able friendship bracelets
Software
My Evening Post, Web
My Evening Post is a journalling app that runs through your email. For $10/month, My Evening Post will send you an email reminder every night. You can reply to the email with text and up to 5 images, which the service will format for you and add to your journal.
- Rise: 1:1 nutrition coaching, iOS
News and articles
This is a fascinating look at how self-tracking devices like the Narrative camera and a Fitbit fit in (or don’t) during momentous-yet-private life events.
- ASUS VivoWatch review: a fitness watch with style and shortcomings
- Filling the green circle
- Jawbone still has plans for a waterproof fitness tracker
- What wearable tech brands need to know about the science of habits
- Spire review
Image credits: Deus Ex Technology, My Evening Post, shadow of the stream
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